Academic
Integrity Lab
Dr. Alvin Malesky
Area of Specialization: Clinical & Forensic Psychology
Research Interests: Academic Integrity, Community Notification of Sex Offenders, Expert Witness Testimony, Internet Sexual Predators, The Insanity Defense, MySpace / Facebook Usage.
Education:
-MBA, Western Carolina University
-Postdoctoral Fellowship, Forensic Psychology, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
-Pre-Doctoral Internship, Federal Correctional Complex-Bunter, North Carolina
-Ph.D., Counseling Psychology (APA Accredited), University of Memphis, 2002
-M.A., Counseling Psychology (CACREP Accredited), University of Southern Mississippi, 1998
-B.S., George Mason University, 1993
Dr. Malesky is a professor in the Psychology Department at Western Carolina University (WCU). He has authored over 25 publications in peer-reviewed academic journals and three book chapters. He has also conducted over 75 presentations at professional conferences. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Memphis and his MBA from Western Carolina University.
Dr. Malesky is a Licensed Psychologist in North Carolina and a Forensic Psychologist by training. Much of his research has focused on psycho-legal issues. Approximately three years ago he started researching academic dishonesty. Specifically, he was interested in how students cheat in online courses. The initial research project also investigated the threat to higher education posed by companies who purport to take online courses for students. A component of this research project was published in College Teaching. In addition, this project was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Dr. Malesky received the Innovative Scholarship Award and the University Scholar Award (both peer-reviewed) from WCU for his research on Academic Dishonesty.
Dr. Malesky recently collaborated with Dr. Kim Winter to collect data on faculty experiences regarding students cheating in their courses at WCU. A synopsis of this research can be found at The Faculty Forum.
Dr. Malesky has taught online courses for the past eight years and was the recipient of the 2012-2013 Jay M. Robinson eTeaching Award for his online Forensic Psychology course. This award recognized exemplary teaching in online courses.
Recent Publications:
(* = undergraduate student research supervise, ** = graduate student research supervise)
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Malesky, L.A., Baley, J.** & Robert C. (2016). Academic dishonesty: Assessing the threat of cheating companies to online education. College Teaching.
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Hurt, A. A.**, Grist, C. L., Malesky, L. A., Jr., & McCord, D. M. (2013). Personality traits associated with occupational “burnout” in ABA therapists. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26, 299-308. doi: 10.1111/jar.12043
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Peters, C. S.**, Lampinen, J. M , & Malesky, L. A. (2013). A trap for the unwary: Juror decision making in cases involving the entrapment defense. Law and Human Behavior, 37 (1), p.45-53. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000007.
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Jung., S., Ennis, L., & Malesky, L. A. (2012). Child pornography offending seen through three theoretical lenses. Deviant Behavior, 33, 655-673. doi: 10.1080/01639625.2011.636726
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Malesky, L. A. & Proctor, S. L.** (2012). Training experiences essential for obtaining a forensic psychology postdoctoral fellowship. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 12(2), 163- 172.
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Malesky, L. A. & Peters, C.** (2012). Defining appropriate professional behavior for faculty and university students on social networking websites. Higher Education, 63(1), 135-151.
Peer Reviewed Presentations:
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McCord, A. & Malesky L. A. (2016). Tinder and the evolution of dating. Accepted for paper presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Raggio, A., Malesky L. A., & Winter, K. (2015). University Faculty’s Responses to Academic Dishonesty. Accepted for poster presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana
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Raggio, A., Malesky L. A., & Winter, K. (2015). Faculty’s Preferred Consequences for Academic Dishonesty. Accepted for poster presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
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McCord, A.,* Malesky, L.A., & McCord, D. (2015). Modern mate selection using social media. Poster accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention. Toronto, Canada.
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Malesky, L.A., Crow R., & Baley, J. (2015). Academic dishonesty in the online classroom: Paying someone to be you! Poster accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention. Toronto, Canada.
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McCord, A.* & Malesky L. A. (2015). Adaptive gossip in modern social media regarding mate selection. Paper presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference. Hilton Head, South Carolina
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Peters, C. & Malesky, L.A. (2014). Effects of Crime Control v. Due Process on Inadmissible Evidence. Poster presentation at the American Psychology and Law Society Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Love, G** & Malesky, L.A. (2013). Sex Offender Registry Removal Hearing: Views from the NC’s Superior Court Bench. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Foster, C.*, Glatte, M*, & Malesky, L.A. (2012). Offense characteristics and considerations for removal from the North Carolina public sex offender registry. Poster presentation at the American Psychology and Law Society Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico